Lactarius blennius (Fr.) Fr.
(Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)
Subgenus	Lactarius (Piperites) (a group of milkcaps)
Genus	Lactarius (milkcap toadstools)
Family	RUSSULACEAE (milkcaps and russulas)
Order	RUSSULALES (an order of toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Lactarius blennius is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Russulaceae)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Russulales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Records of Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap) :
1: Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)
20 Oct 2016	OSGR: SU20	50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W	Vice County: South Hants (VC 11)	England
c. 25 fruitbodies under Beech

2: Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)
29 Sep 1997	OSGR: SU56	51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W	Vice County: Berks (VC 22)	England
under beech, holly, oak

3: Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)
19 Oct 1975	OSGR: SU83	51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W	Vice County: North Hants (VC 12)	England


4: Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)
28 Sep 1975	OSGR: SD77	54° 10’ N, 2° 20’ W	Vice County: Mid-west Yorks (VC 64)	England


5: Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)
29 Sep 1974	OSGR: SK28	53° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W		England

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	BMS Slide Colllection	1992	Fungi of British Beech woods	Vol 06 (1) Page: 14-15

Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactarius
(milkcap toadstools)

RUSSULACEAE
(milkcaps and russulas)

RUSSULALES
(an order of toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Lactarius blennius (Slimy Milk-cap, Beech Milkcap)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Lactarius blennius is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)